FRC 2013: Rules and Regulations

[joeb]

It is that time of the year again; time to start the Fantasy Racing Challenge! This year will be run much like the years past, with a few changes outlined below. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the FRC, it is a friendly competition open to everyone with the simple goal of picking the pole sitter and race winner for each class at each event.

This year we will run separate championships for the WEC, the ALMS, and the ELMS. That way folks who are more interested in say, just the WEC, can have something to play for without having to worry about losing points in the regional championships. There was also be a "Grand Champion" that will be decided by compiling the scores from the 3 championships.

The format for the FRC 2013 will be as follows:

Qualifying
Choose the car you think will start the race from pole position in each class. Each correct choice is worth 1 point. For example, if you choose Corvette for the GT pole and they end up with the fastest time in qualifying but have to change tires or have some other sort of infraction that forces them to start at the back of the grid they will not be the car the starts the race from pole position. So just to re-iterate, the car that starts the race from the front is the car which scores the FRC point. This car may, or may not, be the fastest qualifier. Entries are due prior to the start of qualifying.

Race
There are three ways to submit an entry for the “Race” section of a FRC round:

Method 1: Choose 1 car you think will win each class. A correct answer is worth 4 points.
Method 2: Choose 2 cars for each class, and if one of them wins you get 2 points
Method 3: Chose 3 cars for each class, and if one of them wins you get 1 point.

Should there be any post-race infractions for the race winner the FRC results will be adjusted accordingly. Entries for the race are due prior to the start of qualifying as well, but if you miss the deadline for qualifying you can still enter the race section provided the entry is submitted prior to the race start.

Classes
Every class that appears on the official entry list of each round will be part of the FRC. Exception: a class must have at least 2 cars entered to be a point scoring class. I’ll remind everyone of the class schedule for each round once the individual round’s thread is opened.
Odds & Ends

Entries can also be sent to me via Private Message if you will be away from the forum and the thread isn’t open for an upcoming round. All rounds will follow the standard point structure except Sebring and Petit Le Mans will be double points, and Le Mans will be triple points.

Pick the Champions Competition
New this year is the “Pick the Class Champions” competition. To enter this competition simply pick the final class winners before the first race of the season. For example in the WEC you would pick who will win the P1, P2, GTEPro and GTEAm classes overall. YOU MUST ENTER BEFORE THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TO HAVE YOUR ENTRY ACCEPTED.

OK, I think that is all of the rules for now. If something comes up during the season that needs further clarification, please feel free to ask me directly or post in the thread.

The Sebring thread and the Championship Competition threads will be opening soon,

Good luck to all!

[Canada ALMS fan]

I really like the championships each being separate. Good idea, hopefully it's not too much work.